Municipal Court

The Municipal Court of Columbiana exercises jurisdiction over all prosecutions for violations of traffic offenses, municipal ordinance, and state misdemeanors adopted by our Ordinance.

Court is held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 2:00 pm at the Columbiana City Hall 107 Mildred Street.The magistrate’s office is located at this address and the office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 p.m.

Certain charges (which are located on the back of all citations) may be paid in person to a court magistrate without appearing in court, if you would like to enter a plea of guilty. “in person” meaning the individual whom received the citation.

You may only do this if you have not been convicted of two or more traffic violations during the preceding twelve months.Payments can only be made by cash, money order, or certified check whether paid in person, by U.S. mail, or in court.We also offer a web payment at www.columbianatix.com . The court magistrates are not allowed to postpone or change a court date.However, if you have any other questions or concerns regarding the amount of a fine or your court date, please contact Joanna Seale at jseale@cityofcolumbiana.comor call (205) 669-5806.

The purpose of the Columbiana Municipal Court is to handle misdemeanor cases – traffic and non-traffic, and parking tickets.

Pertinent Information

• Payment received by mail should be in the form of MONEY ORDER or a CASHIER’S CHECK. PAYMENT MUST BE IN OUR OFFICE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE COURT DATE ON THE TICKET.

• TRAFFIC TICKETS or NON-TRAFFIC CASES that are listed on the FINES SCHEDULE can be paid at the window by the person that received the citation.

YOU CANNOT PAY SOMEONE ELSE’S TICKET UNLESS THEY HAVE SIGNED THE BACK OF THE TICKET PLEADING GUILTY

If you are unclear about your court date, or the amount of the fine, please call